Retail

Retail is the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. Retailers satisfy demand identified through a supply chain.

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CVS Misses The Street’s Expectations Due To Falling Foot Traffic
CVS Misses The Street’s Expectations Due To Falling Foot Traffic
August 02, 2016  |  Retail

Though general pharmacy sales were on the incline, general store traffic fell in Q2 for CVS, meaning that the retailer’s growth missed analyst expectations when...

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Facebook, Twitter Trying To Entice YouTube Stars
Facebook, Twitter Trying To Entice YouTube Stars
August 02, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Facebook and Twitter are trying to entice YouTube stars hesitant to post their content on the social networks by developing new ad models that would...

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Target Shakes Up IT With More Staff, Smaller Spend
Target Shakes Up IT With More Staff, Smaller Spend
August 02, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Somewhere along the way from 1776 to today, America has adopted an ethos that bigger is almost always better — bigger office buildings, bigger staffs...

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Pokémon GO Learns Its First Lesson In Consumer Engagement
Pokémon GO Learns Its First Lesson In Consumer Engagement
August 02, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

Within 24 hours of its release, Pokémon GO had stolen the hearts and minds of millions of players and countless more observers who didn’t quite know...

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Baskin-Robbins Puts 31 Flavors On A New Mobile App
Baskin-Robbins Puts 31 Flavors On A New Mobile App
August 02, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

So far, ice cream is one of those things that doesn’t translate well across the digital divide of modern commerce. Even with same-day shipping, there’s...

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How To Lose Subscription Revenue — And How To Get It Back
How To Lose Subscription Revenue — And How To Get It Back
August 02, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

It doesn’t matter if they sell snacks, cosmetics or a collection of nerdy knick-knacks – subscription retail programs have taken the market by storm. There’s not a retailer out...

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UPS’s Earnings Win, Powered By eCommerce
UPS’s Earnings Win, Powered By eCommerce
August 01, 2016  |  Retail

UPS ended the week and the month on an up note with a quarterly earnings report that indicated every relevant metric. Consumer deliveries, riding on...

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